It was a staggering turnout, a sea of Santas as far as the eye could see! At last check this morning, the bib numbers handed out topped 14,595, but we won’t know until Monday if we’ve wrested the Guinness World Record back until after an accurate final count.

It was the annual Great Santa Run to benefit our beloved local charity Opportunity Village, and I joined NASCAR champion Kurt Busch and our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar Goodman to kick off the run (and walk) festivities at Town Square. The Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Santas is 12,965 in Derry City, Northern Ireland, on Sept. 9, 2007.

We’ll have the full story and photo gallery right here at VegasDeLuxe.com on Monday, but in the meantime, enjoy these early photos I shot as we await the official count. For now, it looks as if we successfully doubled last year’s numbers!

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground. Read more of Robin's stories at VegasDeLuxe.com.